Max Healthcare

NEW DELHI: Noted cardiologist Ashok Seth today resigned from Max Healthcare as Chairman and Chief Cardiologist, presumably in protest against adverse working conditions and differences with the management. "I have put in my papers today," Seth, who is a recipient of the Padma Shree award, said without giving reasons for his action. When contacted for comments, a company spokesperson said: "We do not comment on speculations. " Asked if differences with the management, including...

Communication in this day and age is often hurried and informal. When it comes to official communication though, some rules still exist. ET takes you through the basics of official email writing. 1. Pay Attention to the Subject Line Setting the right tone and using the appropriate themes are key, says Rohit Varma, director, human resources and chief people officer at Max Healthcare. "One of the top mistakes people make is forgetting to write a subject line, or giving a misleading subject," he says.

NEW DELHI: Max Healthcare , the majority-owned subsidiary of Analjit Singh-led Max India, has revamped its top management with three appointments to strengthen its leadership team. The company has appointed Dr Ajay Bakshi as the CEO of Max Healthcare. Bakshi will succeed Pervez Ahmed who left the company last month and will formally take charge from Tuesday. Bakshi is a neurosurgeon and was working as Associate Principal in consultancy firm McKinsey & Company advising...

NEW DELHI: Max Healthcare has rolled out a unique solution to help its patients reach out to their doctors, even at odd hours, with just one click on their BlackBerry phones. Developed by Gurgaon-based MphRx, the cloud-based solution 'MphRx Connect' securely connects an archive of radiology images, lab reports and other patient information with smartphones and laptops that clinicians can access wherever they are. The solution has been deployed...

NEW DELHI: Rohan Desai, a doctor and IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, sees doctors as a not-so-well-connected lot when it comes to networking with healthcare companies and searching for jobs across the country. That led Desai, a founding team member of management consulting firm Arete Advisors, and two of his friends to launch PlexusMD, an online portal. Started three months ago, PlexusMD allows doctors to showcase their profile, find jobs and stay connected with hospitals and patients.

MUMBAI:For 32-year-old Anirudh Sehgal (name changed), an executive with a multinational corporation, online shopping brought distraction to his work and distress to his personal finances. Sehgal would always have multiple shopping apps open on his mobile phone and shop secretly for thrill, spending a bulk of his salary buying unnecessary stuff. An online shopping de-addiction programme conducted by his employer...

MUMBAI : The Delhi-based Max India has restructured its healthcare business significantly over the past few months. The company has made a few high level appointments recently and it has also had a few exits. "The management team has determined the need to institute some organisational changes and make key additions to the human capital base, primarily in the medical domain, to achieve required business goals," said an official. Max Healthcare will now comprise two operating divisions ?

NEW DELHI: Hospitals chain Fortis Healthcare has poached top staff of rival Max Healthcare's psychiatry team to beef up its own department. A team of 19 experts from Max will join Fortis on Tuesday, said psychiatrist Samir Parikh, who is leading the team. The group includes psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and psychoanalysts. Fortis Healthcare said in a statement on Monday that Parikh will lead a team of over 30 experts as Director of Mental Health and...

NEW DELHI: Max Healthcare on Friday said it is in the process of investing nearly Rs 540 crore to open four new hospitals in North India by September this year. "Max Healthcare will be opening four new hospitals with an average bed capacity of 250-300 with an average bed cost of nearly 45 lakh," Max healthcare CEO and managing director Pervez Ahmed said. The new hospitals, which will be multi-speciality, = would come up at Shalimar...

NEW DELHI: Max Healthcare has elevated Rajit Mehta as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He was earlier working as Deputy Managing Director of the healthcare provider. Mehta has been associated with the Max Group for more than 14 years and after being transferred from Max Life Insurance (MLI) in April 2014, was working as the Deputy Managing Director of Max Healthcare (MHC). "In his new role, Rajit will provide strategic thinking, dedicated execution...

NEW DELHI: Max Healthcare Institute Ltd today said it has tied up with South Africa's hospital group Life Health Care for imparting a one-year nursing course. Max Institute of Medical Excellence (MIME), a part of Max Healthcare, has collaborated with Life Health Care for a one- year specialty course in critical care nursing and operation theatre nursing, Max Healthcare said in a statement. "...I am hopeful that this programme will help develop expertise in these...

NEW DELHI: Max Healthcare has elevated Rajit Mehta as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He was earlier working as Deputy Managing Director of the healthcare provider. Mehta has been associated with the Max Group for more than 14 years and after being transferred from Max Life Insurance (MLI) in April 2014, was working as the Deputy Managing Director of Max Healthcare (MHC). "In his new role, Rajit will provide strategic thinking, dedicated execution...

The board of Max India, the flagship company of New Delhi-based serial entrepreneur Analjit Singh, Tuesday approved a three way demerger of its insurance, healthcare and specialty films with holding companies being created for each of them. These may then be listed at a later date in a bid to unlock value in the separate businesses. The existing company Max India will be renamed Max Financial Services and the other two businesses will be listed post the...

NEW DELHI: Max India Ltd surged as much as 4.4 percent in trade on Wednesday on reports which highlighted that the flagship company of New Delhi-based serial entrepreneur Analjit Singh , may be split into three divisions - insurance, healthcare and specialty films, with holding companies being created for each of them, two people familiar with the development said. At 09:50 a.m.; Max India was trading 1.2 percent higher at...

NEW DELHI: Max India, the flagship company of New Delhi-based serial entrepreneur Analjit Singh, may be split into three divisions —insurance, healthcare and specialty films — with holding companies being created for each of them, two people familiar with the development said. These may then be listed at a later date in a bid to unlock value in the separate businesses, they said. Singh, the founding promoter of Hutchison Max...

NEW DELHI: South Africa's Life Healthcare (LHC) has completed investment of Rs 766 crore to up its stake in Max Healthcare, equalising shareholding with Max India. Max India and LHC have achieved an equal shareholding of 46.41 per cent each in Max Healthcare. Besides, IFC Washington has expressed intent to subscribe to fresh equity shares in MHC to maintain its equity stake at 7.50 per cent, which will result in an additional...

NEW DELHI: Life Healthcare (LHC), South Africa's second-largest private hospital company, will invest up to Rs794 crore in Max Healthcare to raise its stake to over 46% from 26%. That will bring its holding in the leading Indian hospital chain to the same as that of Max India, the parent company promoted by Analjit Singh, said Rahul Khosla , MD, Max India. LHC will pay Rs 67.50 per share in an all-cash transaction that values Max...